diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ace_common/settings/common.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ace_common/settings/common.py
index 9dd0962b2d3a..993412f392bb 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ace_common/settings/common.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ace_common/settings/common.py
@@ -28,11 +28,15 @@ def plugin_settings(settings):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=missing-function
     settings.FCM_APP_NAME = 'fcm-edx-platform'
 
     settings.ACE_CHANNEL_DEFAULT_PUSH = 'push_notification'
-    # Note: To local development with Firebase, you must set FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS.
-    settings.FCM_APP_NAME = 'fcm-edx-platform'
+    # Note: To local development with Firebase, you must set FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_PATH
+    # (path to json file with FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS)
+    # or FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS dictionary.
+    settings.FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_PATH = None
     settings.FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS = None
 
-    settings.FIREBASE_APP = setup_firebase_app(settings.FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS, settings.FCM_APP_NAME)
+    settings.FIREBASE_APP = setup_firebase_app(
+        settings.FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_PATH or settings.FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS, settings.FCM_APP_NAME
+    )
 
     if getattr(settings, 'FIREBASE_APP', None):
         settings.ACE_ENABLED_CHANNELS.append(settings.ACE_CHANNEL_DEFAULT_PUSH)
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ace_common/settings/production.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ace_common/settings/production.py
index 0d128850f536..d0076eafc3bd 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ace_common/settings/production.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ace_common/settings/production.py
@@ -28,9 +28,15 @@ def plugin_settings(settings):
         'ACE_CHANNEL_TRANSACTIONAL_EMAIL', settings.ACE_CHANNEL_TRANSACTIONAL_EMAIL
     )
     settings.FCM_APP_NAME = settings.ENV_TOKENS.get('FCM_APP_NAME', settings.FCM_APP_NAME)
+    settings.FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_PATH = settings.ENV_TOKENS.get(
+        'FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_PATH', settings.FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_PATH
+    )
     settings.FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS = settings.ENV_TOKENS.get('FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS', settings.FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS)
 
-    settings.FIREBASE_APP = setup_firebase_app(settings.FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS, settings.FCM_APP_NAME)
+    settings.FIREBASE_APP = setup_firebase_app(
+        settings.FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_PATH or settings.FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS, settings.FCM_APP_NAME
+    )
+
     if settings.FIREBASE_APP:
         settings.ACE_ENABLED_CHANNELS.append(settings.ACE_CHANNEL_DEFAULT_PUSH)
         settings.ACE_ENABLED_POLICIES.append('bulk_push_notification_optout')